LahorePunjab’s wheat procurement reached 160,000 tonnes against a 2.5 million target.
Farmers bear price risk alone since Pakistan scrapped the wheat support price in April 2025.
Banks questioned the private purchasing scheme’s viability, and crackdowns on hoarders failed to lift volumes before the price crashed.
Punjab, which grows over 76% of the wheat, refused in October to commit to its federal target.
How each outlet framed it
- Dawn leans critical
- frames Punjab farmers as bearing the risk of the market-based wheat system, arguing the 'manipulated' market leaves them exposed without any support price
Sources: Dawn